smallcircles, It's quite popular to use https://shields.io to add #Badges to your README in #git code repositories, and in many other places.
This makes #Shields potentially a #tracker. I just noticed that the shields website does not have a #privacy policy. Given the service it provides it is required to have one for #GDPR-compliance. They do use 3rd-party services that need mentioning. The issue to add a PP is still open since 2019:
https://github.com/badges/shields/issues/4225
What alternative #Badge service do you use?